I was first contacted by Allison, a National Sales Recruiter for Paycom based out of Oklahoma City, OK. Upon going through a screening interview with her, she called back within 24 hours to set up a webcam interview. A couple of days later, I had a joint webcam interview with Allison and the National Director of Recruiting for Paycom, Tiffany. The interview was painless and straight forward. Tiffany mainly asked questions regarding how my previous work experience would translate well to the sales field and other questions to address concerns she had seen while looking at my resume. Less than 24 hours after that interview, Allison called me again to set up another webcam interview with Kathryn, the Manager of Client Relations for the West Coast (as I was interviewing for the Irvine, CA office). Much like the other interviews, Kathryn asked questions to clarify how my previous experience in non-profit work would translate to the Paycom sales environment. Though each person I spoke with said they were very impressed with me, I did not receive an offer to move on with the interview process beyond this. Instead, they suggest that I get 6-9 months more direct sales experience before I applying again, but that they were very excited for when that time comes.
Paycom seems like an awesome place to work. The screening process is very in-depth, so you know you'll be working with the best young minds when it comes to sales. The interview process, because it was so in-depth, was relatively long, but overall it was a great experience. Each of the women I spoke with were all very kind, and it was a pleasure to speak with them.
If I were to proceed beyond the webcam interview with Kathryn, I believe there would be two more interviews:
- An in-person interview with the VP of Sales and on other person at your branch where they grill you with questions, and you have to demonstrate patience and the ability to close a sale despite the agitations.
- A ride-along to a client meeting to further immerse you into the Paycom sales culture.
After that, you're either offered a position and a background check is initiated, or you're told you don't fit the bill for the position.
Like I said, overall, it was a great experience. Kind of a bummer that I didn't receive an offer, though. Maybe in 6-9 months.